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Pauline Gidget Estel- publications are released regularly (see sidebar). la and Miko Gloria There is a lack of recognition of “the crucial in UP Diliman role of college publications… in a democratic his year has been an eventful one for the and academic setting,” said Alaysa Escandor, UP student body. New fees have been im- chairperson of Solidaridad, a system-wide alli- posed, the university’s budget has been ance of student publications in UP. slashed,T a new code of student conduct is set to be Hampered by financial limitations, most of approed — yet the primary medium for freedom UPD’s student publications resort to cost-cutting of speech and advancement of student interests, measures, such as limiting their circulation and UP’s student publications, remains hampered by volume, to keep expenses within their budget. lack of funds and support. None of these publications have received finan- Out of the 19 schools and colleges in cial support from their college administrations, UP Diliman (UPD), eight still do although some have requested assistance. not have publications, and only six student Measly budget Ten out of the 12 existing publications in UPD are financed by student funds, at a rate set by the student council, unless otherwise stated in the constitution of the council or the pub- lication. These fees, ranging from P14 to P40, are collected every
Photo: Sandino Nartea Miyerkules, Biyernes, 18 Set 2009 09 Dis 2009 Philippine Collegian Sa pagpapasinaya ng GT-Toyota Asian Cultural Center Kilos protesta laban kay Arroyo nauwi sa karahasan Abigail C. Castillo at GTACC sa pamamagitan ng pagdaan Student Regent Charisse Bañez, Faculty Defense at Department of National iyista at hindi nila inasahang magkaka- Marjohara S. Tucay sa likod ng International Center (IC), Regent Judy Taguiwalo at Staff Regent Defense (DND) at Department of In- roon ng karahasan, ani Cabrera. na halos katabi ng mga bagong gusali. Clodualdo Cabrera sa Commission on terior and Local Government (DILG). Bagaman nakasaad sa kasund- auwi sa pandarahas ang Magsisilbing auditorium at museo Human Rights sa Disyembre 8. Ipinagbabawal din ng kasunduan uang kinakailangang magpulong ang protesta ng halos 300 ang GTACC na ipinagkaloob ng Toyota Inilunsad ang pagkilos bilang pag- sa pagitan ng UP at DILG ang paki- mga kinatawan ng UP, DND at DILG estudyante, kawani at prope- Motor Phils. sa Magsaysay Avenue, tutol sa muling pagtakbo ni Arroyo kialam ng pulisya sa mga demonstra- dalawang beses sa isang taon upang Nsor ng UP Diliman at Polytechnic malapit sa Romulo Hall kung saan nag- bilang kinatawan ng ikalawang distrito syong isinasagawa ng mga mag-aaral, pagtibayin ang mga probisyong na- University of the Philippines laban tayo ng barikada ang Quezon City Po- ng Pampanga, at bilang pagkundena sa kawani at propesor ng UP sa loob ng kapaloob dito, hindi umano ito naga- kay Gloria Arroyo, na nakatakdang lice District (QCPD), UP Diliman Po- naganap na masaker sa Maguindanao pamantasan. ganap, ani Vice Chancellor for Student dumalo sa pagpapasinaya ng George lice, at Special Services Brigade (SSB). noong Nobyembre 23. Mismong si Chancellor Sergio Cao Affairs Elizabeth Enriquez. Ty-Toyota Asian Cultural Center Sa IC dumaan ang mahigit 50 rali- ang nagpatawag sa pulisya upang ma- Hindi na dumalo ang pangulo sa (GTACC) noong Disyembre 2. yista na “binugbog, sinipa, at pinagtata- Kasunduan paigting ang seguridad sa GTACC da- pagbukukas ng GTACC. Tatlong estudyante ng UP ang di- pakan” ng mga pulis, ani Ronald Gusti- Panahon pa umano ng Batas Militar hil inaasahan ang pagdalo ni Arroyo, Simula noong manungkulan bil- nala sa University Health Service mat- lo ng League of Filipino Students. nang huling pinapasok sa UP ang puli- ani QCPD Camp Karingal Director ang pangulo, dalawang ulit pa lamang apos magtamo ng mga sugat at galos Nakatakdang magsampa ng kaso sya upang magsagawa ng crowd control Elmo San Diego. nakatuntong si Arroyo sa UP — una dahil sa pagtatangkang makalapit sa laban sa naganap na pandarahas sina sa isang kilos protesta, ani Cabrera. “Malinaw na ang pinaghuhu- noong 2001, sa pagpapasinaya ng “No member of the police may gutan ng ganitong pandarahas ay Diosdado Macapagal Auditorium sa conduct any police operation in the ang pagtingin ng rehimen sa mga School of Economics; at ikalawa noong Higit 30 pamilya sa Sikatuna UP Diliman Campus without prior co- estudyante na sila’y mga rebelde o mga 2008, sa pagbubukas ng UP-AyalaLand ordination with, or as requested by, UP terorista,” ani Bañez. TechnoHub. Parehong sinalubong ng authorities,” saad ng 1992 na kasund- Mapayapang pagpapahayag lamang mga kilos protesta ang mga pagdalaw BLISS, nawalan ng tirahan uan ng UP, Department of National umano ng protesta ang nais ng mga ral- na ito. q
Marjohara Tucay na ipagpaliban muna ang demoli- syon hanggang sa Marso, upang hin- apaalis ang mahigit 30 pam- di maantala ang pag-aaral ng mga ilyang namamalagi sa mga anak ng mga residente. barung-barong sa bukana Gayunman, dumating ang de- Nng UP Sikatuna Bliss I matapos map- molition team mula sa City Hall ilitang gibain ang sarili nilang mga noong Nobyembre 26, sa halip na bahay noong Nobyembre 26, bunsod Nobyembre 28 na naunang itinak- ng mga hinaing ukol sa seguridad at dang petsa, dagdag ni Gravides. kawalang kaayusan. Binayaran ng UPAO ng P3,000 Sa utos ng Task Force for the ang bawat apektadong pamilya Control, Prevention and Removal upang magsilbing pangunang upa sa of Illegal Structures and Squatting malilipatang bahay. (COPRISS) ng Quezon City, giniba Ani Futalan, kulang ang P3,000 ng mga residente ang mga bahay na danyos sa mga pamilyang naapek- pawang gawa sa “light materials” tuhan ng demolisyon dahil bukod gaya ng plywood, yero at tarpaulin, sa walang tiyak na pinagkakakitaan na nakatayo sa bangketang malapit ang mga residente, mahal na rin ang sa arko ng Sikatuna Bliss. upa sa mga kalapit na lugar. Malapit ang Sikatuna Bliss sa Ayon sa ibang residente, nag- Pook Libis at Camp Karingal. silipat ang karamihan sa kanilang Marami diumanong mga insi- mga kapitbahay sa mga paupahan dente ng nakawan at hold-up na hin- sa Manggahan, Brgy. Botocan at sa ihinalang nagsisimula sa mga dating Area XVII sa Brgy. UP Campus. residente ng mga barung-barong, Dagdag ni Gravides, napaki- saad ni Sikatuna Bliss Bagong Lipu- usapan umano niya ang mga opi- nan Community Association Presi- syal ng Quezon City na mga bahay dent Virginia Pilapil, sa isang sulat lamang sa kanang bahagi ng kalsada sa COPRISS noong Hunyo 8. ang gibain. Paliwanag niya, pader Marami rin umanong sasakyang na ang nasa likod ng mga bahay na iligal na nakaparada at nagpapasikip nasa kanang bangketa, samantalang Walang sa kalsada papasok ng Sikatuna Bliss, maaaring gumawa ng panibagong dagdag ni Pilapil. daan ang mga taga-kaliwang bahagi pakundangan Bukod sa mga reklamo ng mga patungong Pook Malinis. qMarahas na tinaboy taga-Sikatuna Bliss ukol sa seguri- Tinatayang 34 na pamilyang ta- ng mga pulis ang mga dad, “eyesore” rin umano ang mga ga-kanang bangketa ang napilitang estudyante, kawani at ollegian residenteng namalagi na at nagtayo gibain ang kanilang bahay saman- miyembro ng faculty C ng bahay sa bangketa sa bungad ng talang pitong pamilya namang taga- kasama si Faculty Re- lugar, ani Isabelita Gravides, punong kaliwang bangketa ang nanatili sa gent Judy Taguiwalo sa barangay ng UP Campus. kanilang mga tahanan na tinakpan isang protesta sa tapat Nagsimula lamang magkaroon ng mga yero. ng Romulo Hall noong ng mga residente sa bangketa sa “Pinalagyan ng barangay ng yero Disyembre 2 (ilalim) upang salubungin ang labas ng UP Sikatuna Bliss noong Philippine ang harapan ng mga bahay namin pagdating ni Arroyo 1994, ani Gravides. para sa Pook Malinis na raw kami sa pagpapasinaya ng “Ipinapakita ng paglitaw ng dumaan,” ani Analiza Lacuesta, isa bagong gusali sa Asian mga naninirahan sa mga bangketa sa mga naninirahan sa kaliwang Center. Nagtamo ng ang kawalan ng maayos na mapag- bangketa. Dagdag niya, gagawa na sugat at pasa ang ilang kakakitaan at serbisyong pabahay lang umano sila ng daan patungo sa estudyante matapos ma- karanas ng karahasan para sa mahihirap,” ani University kalapit na Pook Malinis, na malapit in Facebook! Student Council Community Rights na sa Philcoa. sa mga pulis sa pagta- and Welfare Committee Chair Teo- “Kahit hindi kami napaalis, lalo tangkang makalapit sa nasabing gusali.(kaliwa) 09-10 pisto Futalan Jr. or become a fan of naman na kaming nagmukhang Chris Martin Imperial at
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From pg 1 sola, chairperson of the College Edi- registration period, and go mainly to- tors Guild of the Philippines. Due to wards printing expenses and mainte- the publication’s “lack of visibility,” nance of equipment. students do not appreciate the value of For some publications, the budget having a publication, he explained. from the student fee is barely enough Crucial role to cover printing expenses. In the case of the College of Arts and Letters, Ka- The College of Architecture (CA), lasag released only three issues last for instance, did not form a publica- semester because its P2,500 budget is tion because the funds supposedly al- not enough for its target of a monthly located for the paper was diverted to release. “more important projects,” said Angela Other publications, like the En- Dalumpines, fifth year representative gineering Logscript, are dependent on of the CA student council. college student councils, said Janvic But college publications perform Mateo, consul-general of Solidaridad- the “crucial role” of informing the Diliman chapter. Aside from sharing people about issues relevant to the so- an office with the student council, ciety, particularly student and youth publications also solicit funds from concerns, Escandor said. the council for its other activities, he Also, the dynamics of a college explained. publication is different from those of However, a “conflict of interest,” a university paper, because college pa- could be involved because publica- pers are supposed to provide in-depth tions are also obliged to report the coverage on local issues in the colleges, flawed policies or activities of the stu- Alquisola explained. dent government, said Edmalynne Re- “Campus publications are mani- millano, chairperson of the Union of festations of freedom of expression, Journalists of the Philippines. making their existence necessary. It is up for the students to fight for these qProtestors from various media groups and different sectors march towards Mendiola as they expressed condemnation institutions,” said Student Regent Cha- against the Maguindanao massacre on November 30. The group called for justice for the victims and demanded for Gloria Added burden q Arroyo's immediate ouster. Chris Martin Imperial The meager budget of campus risse Bañez. publications also forces the staffers Survey of college publications in UP Diliman of many publications to spend from their own pockets. For instance, Ka- lasag writers work on their own lap- College Publication/ number of staffers Budget/ source of funding Release/ number of copies per issue Pertinent problems tops during presswork, while staffers of the College of Social Sciences and Arki None Philosophy’s (CSSP) Sinag provide for Lack of funds, equipment, manpower and CAL Kalasag/ 12 P2,500 per semester/ student fund Monthly; not regular/ 500-1,000 the maintenance of the sole computer office P5,000 -P10,000 per semester/ fund- in the office. BA Guilder Institute/ 30 Twice per semester; not regular/ 300-500 Lack of funds and equipment In the College of Business Ad- raising activities Lack of funds, office and manpower ministration, the Guilder Institute’s Econ Sidhi/ 10 P20,000 per semester/ student fund Once per semester; regular/ 350 latest issue had to be photocopied for Educ Ang Sulo was dissolved in 2007 distribution, and the expense shoul- Lack of manpower, dependence on the dered by the paper’s staff, because the Eng’g Engineering Logscript/ 10 P20,000 per semester/ student fund Twice per semester; regular/ 1,300 publication could not afford printing student council Artpaper ceased publishing in 2005 expenses. FA Meanwhile, the P800,000 semes- Niche ceased publishing in 2005, but tral budget of the Philippine Colle- No budget allocation yet/ student Aiming for a monthly release, N/A CHE the student council plans to revive the N/A gian, the official student publication fund of UPD, is enough for printing only publication 15,000 copies per issue, at least 7,000 CHK Spearhead ceased publishing in 1989 short of the student population in the Law None campus. Staffers also have to use their SLIS None own money on all expenditures out- side printing and honorarium, usually NCPAG Umaluhokan ceased publishing in 2005 reimbursed only after several months have passed, said Dianne Marah Saya- Music None man, Collegian business manager. CMC Tinig ng Plaridel/ 15 P10,000 per semester/ student fund Twice per semester; not regular/ 500 Lack of funds, equipment and manpower Once every four months; regular/ 2,000- Undermanned CS Scientia/ 29 P50,000 / student fund Lack of funds and honorarium for staffers Meanwhile, 10 out of UPD’s 12 2,500 existing publications, including those CSSP Sinag/ 21 P90,000 per semester/ student fund Monthly; regular/ 750-1,000 Lack of funds and manpower released regularly, reported that they Lack of manpower, dependence on the are undermanned. CSWCD Kolektibo/ 1 P2,000 per semester/ student fund Last issue was released in 2006/ N/A The College of Social Work and student council No fixed budget because the number The publication reported that it does Community Development’s Kolektibo Sample space/ 14 contributors, no Once per semester; regular/ 200 Stat of copies depends upon request; not have any problems so far, but is still has not released an issue since 2006. regular staff “Very few students are interested in student fund dependent on the student council Lack of equipment and manpower, joining,” said Adam Gorospe, the only AIT Ang Salimbay/ 10 P7,095 per semester/ student fund Once per semester; regular/ 500 staffer of the publication and secre- dependence on the student council tary-general of the college student Lack of equipment, manpower and financial Philippine Collegian/ 26 P800,000 per semester/ student fund Once a week; regular/ 15,000 council. In the College of Education autonomy* (CEd), Ang Sulo was dissolved in 2007 *In 2006, the UP administration refused to release the Collegian’s funds unless it abides by the rules of the Government Procurement Reform Act (RA 9184). Under RA because the paper’s 10 staffers could no 9184, the selection of a printer is controlled by the administration through a bidding process, and control of the paper’s budget, as comprised by the student fund, was longer sustain its operation, said Erika transferred from the Collegian editorial board to the administration. Digno, CEd student council vice chair- person. Visit The additional burden on staffers hinders them from releasing an issue on a regular basis, said Vijae Alqui- http://www.collegiannews.mutiply.com Miyerkules, 09 Dis 2009 Philippine Collegian Raymundo appeals to Roman for tenure
Pauline Gidget Estella (CEB). The CEB then sends the application. The ment to “justify their position” regarding Ray- Paolo C. Office of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Af- mundo’s tenure application. ociology professor Sarah Raymundo ap- fairs (OVCAA), the Chancellor and to the Board “It is irregular for the [OVCAA] not to ac- Balajadia pealed on November 16 for UP President of Regents. cept an earlier majority decision,” Bello wrote in Emerlinda Roman to reverse the “highly In May 2008, the department voted 7-3 in a January 12 letter to Paredes. Sirregular and unjust” rejection of her tenure ap- Raymundo’s favor. However, VCAA Lorna Pare- Cont on pg 9 plication. des ordered the majority in the Sociology depart- Raymundo sent a letter of appeal to Roman Minority retort: Raymundo on the accusations in the minority report three weeks after UP Diliman Chancellor Sergio Cao denied her application for tenure, based on a Allegations in the minority report Raymundo’s reply report prepared by three tenured Sociology pro- Raymundo did not uphold the truth when she did Raymundo noted that there was a whole faculty of fessors accusing Raymundo of “breach of profes- not inform the department that a press conference professors who could have informed the department sional ethics.” In an October 28 memorandum, (presscon) about the abduction of UP students Karen about the presscon, and she was not singled out for Cao said that Raymundo’s academic qualifications Empeño and Sherlyn Cadapan will be held. the duty except in the minority report. are “not enough to tip the balance in her favor.” Sabado blues The minority picked out the phrase “napadaan lang “I wish to apprise [Roman]of the grave injus- Raymundo was not transparent about her involvement po ako” and [took it out of context], said Raymundo. raw na naman para pumorma. tice that I have endured in my overdrawn tenure in the presscon, [telling the department], “napadaan She said the entire statement goes something like “I Araw na naman para maging application process,” said Raymundo in the letter, lang po ako,” when she actually helped organize the was passing by the AS lobby to meet a colleague presscon. at CASAA when a student [asked me] about issues masaya. Nagpunta ako sa Tri- which also detailed her response to allegations of related to the presscon.” noma noong Sabado para sun- unethical behavior (see sidebar). Raymundo satisfied the minimum require- Raymundo said she did not claim that Empeño was din ang makating paa. Wala na Raymundo made it appear in a poem published in in Bulacan to do research for her thesis. By saying rin akong ibang magawa, kaya’t sa mall ko na ments for tenure in the UP Faculty Manual, 2006 that Empeño was doing her thesis in Bulacan which include a master’s degree, a satisfactory at the time of her abduction. However, she already that [Empeño] was conducting “panlipunang lamangA napag-isipang pumatay ng oras. knew that Empeño was absent without leave pagsisiyasat,” she was referring not to thesis teaching performance, and sole or lead author- research, but to a mode of “studying the society Sa bukana pa lamang, mapapansin mo ship of a published work. (AWOL). outside the confines of the university.” na ang dami ng taong katulad kong walang “Except for [Cao’s] memo, my eligibility for The USC crafted and released the statement magawa. Walang tigil ang pagdagsa papasok tenure has been upheld by [all the] offices which Raymundo did not inform the University Student Council about Empeño's AWOL status. on its own, without Raymundo’s knowledge or ng higanteng mall, karamihan kabataan, deliberated on the matter,” said Raymundo. participation. para sa iba’t ibang dahilan – magpalamig, kumain, mag shopping, tumambay, o ma- Irregular process Pagguho nuod ng sine. Kung ano man, karamihan sa To be granted tenure, a faculty member must mga taong ito ay nagpunta sa mall para ma- garner the vote of the majority of the tenured fac- gliwaliw, para makalimot, para marelax. ulty in her department, which will then forward Bakit hindi? Sa loob ng espasyo ng mga the application to the College Executive Board matatayog na pader nito, malinis at maayos ang realidad. Tanging nakasalansan ang hi- USC councilor lera ng mga tindahan ng mga magagandang bagay. Imported na damit, imported na relo, imported na tsokolate, mga laruan, at iba removed from pang mga nilalakong produkto na kumaka- tawan sa kahulugan ng ating mga payak na position buhay. Dito sa loob ng mall, walang masaker Marjohara Tucay na nagaganap, walang martial law, walang he University Student Council (USC) dis- problemang dapat ikasakit ng ulo. Sa ka- missed Councilor Raymond Charles Pesta- tunayan, sa pamamagitan ng iba’t ibang ña of the Student Alliance for the Advance- pang-aliw, hindi mo na kailangang mag- mentT of Democratic Rights in UP (STAND-UP), isip. Tanging mga laro lang sa Timezone due to his absences in regular council meetings. ang mga barilang nagaganap dito. Walang The motion for dismissal came after USC Vice ibang dapat kabaliwan maliban sa kilabot Chairperson Jaqueline Eroles, also of STAND-UP, na katawan ng mga bida sa New Moon. Wa- recommended the automatic removal of Pestaña lang ibang dapat labanan kundi ang sariling during the council’s November 26 general assem- pasensya dahil sa mahabang pila sa cashier bly. sa supermarket. Article X Section 1.a of the 1981 USC Con- stitution states that “If a council member fails to Kung wala namang pera, pwedeng mag- attend four consecutive regular council sessions qTanging mga bato at basag na semento na lamang ang natira sa bahay ni Nilo Banacia, 35, ng Sika- lakad-lakad at tumingin-tingin na lang. Ba- without informing the body of his or her status tuna BLISS. Isa lamang ang pamilya ni Banacia sa mahigit 30 pamilyang napilitang gibain ang sariling sta bagong ligo, naka gel ang buhok, at suot or the reasons why he or she has not been attend- bahay noong Nobyembre 26. Airnel T. Abarra ang bagong damit na nahiram sa punkistang ing or working, he or she shall automatically be kapitbahay, pwede nang magyabang at ma- dropped from the roll.” CHEd warns low-performing maritime, kipagsabayan sa ibang nakaporma. Hindi ka USC records show that Pestaña has incurred na mapag-iiwanan sa lipunang walang awa a total of 10 absences from regular meetings and nursing schools of possible closure at malasakit sa mga taong hindi makasabay official USC functions, four of which were in- miko Gloria rate of 46.14 percent, as set by the Professional at makasabit. curred in succession last semester. “Pagdating sa Regulation Commission (PRC). Meanwhile, Noong araw na iyon ng Sabado, kay pagsunod sa [USC constitution], walang parti- s 177 nursing schools and 38 maritime 38 out of the country’s 102 maritime schools dali ang magpanggap na walang problema partido,” Eroles said. tertiary institutions posted a zero per- were also given a similar warning. sa mundo – sa loob o sa labas man ng mall “Tanggap ko naman [ang desisyong] ito,” cent passing rate for their graduates in Following the CHEd memorandum, 15 Pestaña said, explaining that his absences were ito. Katulad ng napakaraming tao na naroon Aboard and licensure exams for the fifth year in schools voluntarily phased out their nursing due to “personal issues.” a row, the Commission on Higher Education programs, said Angeles. din nang araw na iyon, walang dapat intin- Pestaña, who ranked eight among the coun- dihan kung hindi ang sarili kong itsura, ang (CHEd) warned the schools of possible closure However, CHEd has not yet released the cilors in the USC general elections last Febru- if the trend holds for another year. list of the nursing schools and maritime insti- sarili kong kaligayahan at iba pang sariling ary, was replaced by Jemimah Grace Garcia of kapakanan. “This is a wake-up call for our nursing tutions in danger of closure. CHEd is still veri- STAND-UP, who ranked 14th. schools to shape-up or phase out. CHED will fying information given by PRC, Angeles said. Masyado akong bata, masyadong mahi- Last June, Ronnie Bermundo of STAND- not hesitate to enforce the regulation if they “CHEd should explain why they seem to rap at masyadong nag-iisa para magkaroon UP, who ranked 13th in the elections, replaced still fail to heed our calls,” said CHEd Chair- be hesitant in identifying these schools, to the ng bigat sa lipunan at sa bansa ang kahit na elected USC councilor Mohamad Jumer Sali who man Emmanuel Angeles in a November 25 detriment of the thousands of students who anong iisipin at gagawin ko. May patutun- resigned from his post. statement. have enrolled [without] knowing of the sub- guhan pa nga ba ang kahit na anong pagla- The USC Constitution states that if a vacancy The board exam for nursing was scheduled standard education they are receiving,” said ban at paghahangad ng pagbabago? for the 12 USC councilor positions occur, “the last November 29 and 30 while the licensure National Union of Students of the Philippines Biglang kumalam ang tiyan ko, oras na candidate who obtained the next highest number exam for maritime institutes was held last Oc- (NUSP) National President Alvin Peters. of votes in the last general elections… shall take para umuwi. Wala man akong pambili ng tober 28 and 29. The results will be released CHEd’s refusal to release the list of these his or her place.” this December. low-performing schools before the new se- mga masasarap na pagkain dito sa loob ng After assuming the post of councilor, Garcia mall, ang mahalaga’y busog ako sa regular On October 23, CHEd warned 177 out of mester opened means that students continue was appointed by the USC to be the editor-in- 456 accredited nursing schools in the Philip- to pay for poor education, Peters added. na inihahain ng mga lugar na tulad ng mall chief of the Oblation, the council’s official pub na pampakalma ng galit at ligalig. q pines that the performance of their graduates Cont on pg 10 was well below the standard national passing Cont on pg 9 Miyerkules, Philippine Collegian 09 Dis 2009
hindi nakulong sa ganitong biograpikal na lapit Rebyu > >> Dula ang dula. Sa pamamagitan ng paghaharap ni Makata'y Mandirigma, Mandirigma'y Makata Ador at ng sundalong si Zardo, tinukoy at sina- Direktor: Rommel Linatoc got ng dula ang mga karaniwang kontradiksyon Sa panulat nina Bienvenido Lumbera at G.Edward Perez sa buhay aktibista. Halimbawa, nang makalaya na si Ador indi pwede ang balat-sibuyas sa UP matapos ang EDSA People Power Revolution Theater noong ika-30 ng Nobyembre. noong 1986: Walang pagpapanggap kung sa- lubunginH ng palakpakan ng mga manonood Ngayong bukas na ang pinto ang mga nakataas na M-16 ng mga gumanap Seldang sa (a)min ay naglayo na NPA sa dulang Ang Makata’y Mandirigma, Parang nasa sangandaan Mandirigma’y Makata. Bawal din ang saradong Ang tuliro kong isipan. isipan, dahil tila kumawala mula sa entablado ang mga itinuturing taboo na usapin tulad ng Ipinatampok din ng dula ang dikotomiyang komunismo at digmaang bayan. Sa katapusan pamilya-bayan sa sitwasyon ni Ador, kasama ng palabas, tila dagat ng mga nakapinid at na- ang ilan pang tunggalian sa loob at labas ng ki- kataas na kamao ang buong teatro, umuunday lusan. Ngunit sa huli, kailangang mangibabaw sa ritmo kasabay ng buong giliw na pag-awit ng ang isang bagay, ayon sa dula: ang pagbabalik Internationale, ang pandaigdigang himno ng sa “diwa ni Joma” – na ang tagumpay ng pakiki- komunismo. baka ay tanging makakamit sa tulong ng masa. Hindi simpleng pagkakataong itinapat sa Isa't Ka l a h a t i n g Or a s n g Reb ol u s yon ika-45 anibersaryo ng Kabataang Makabayan Sa amoy ng apoy / At A r t ik u l o : Gl e n n L. Di a z Mg a La r a w a n : w w w . a r ki b o n g b a y a n . c om Di s e n y o n g Pa h i n a : Patricia Jo y c e Ba s m a y o r (KM) ang pagsasaentablado ng dula. Ipinagdi- sa abo ng paglisan riwang din nito ang ika-50 taong paglilingkod Itinatatag ni Sison ang KM noong ika-30 ni Jose Maria ‘Joma’ Sison, tagapagtatag ng KM, ng Nobyembre, 1964. Ngunit bago ito, binuo itong lapatan ng makabagong suri at iugnay sa Ngunit hindi dapat matali sa estetika at sa lipunang Pilipino. na rin niya ang Student Cultural Association kasalukuyang kalagayan ng lipunan. romantisismo ang diskursong rebolusyonaryo. Dahil malinaw at walang pagpapasintabi of the University of the Philippines (SCAUP), Kung may kakulangan man ang dula, ito Kung sa dula’y magigilas na mananayaw ang ang bitbit na ideyolohiya ng dula, tanging mga na noo’y naglayong turuan ang mga mag-aaral marahil ang pagsipat sa tunay na layunin ng mga kadre ng NPA, marahas sa katotohanan may malakas na loob at bukas na isipan lamang ng UP suriin ang lipunang Pilipino ayon sa mga palabas. Tinatahi ang dula ng mga simbolo, pa- ang digmaan sa kanayunan. Kung may ang makakatagal sa isa’t kalahating oras na ekonomikal na batayang kondisyon alinsunod nanalita, at awitin na partikular sa mga taong pagkakaibigan at biruan sa pagitan ng bilanggo palabas. sa Marxismo. Nang ideklara ang Batas Militar at pamilyar sa kultura, kaisipan, at kagawiang akti- at sundalo sa dula, pambihira ito mangyari sa post-9/11 na era ng mundo. Ang gerilya ay tulad ng makata Nananatiling makabuluhan ang KM sapagkat walang Dahil patuloy na tinutugis ng pamahalaan Pamilyar ang mga tauhan at naratibong ti- ang KM at iba pang progresibong organisasyon, nahak ng dula. Nagbukas ang palabas sa pag- pinagbago ang mga suliraning kinakaharap ng nauuwi sa mistisismo at haka-haka ang kaala- hain ng katanungan ni Ador, isang kabataang kabataan at lipunan man ng marami tungkol dito. Sa pamamagitan aktibista at makata: ng dula, maaaring mahupa ang mga mito tung- kol sa KM at ipakita ang katotohanan tungkol tinugis ang mga progresibong grupo, nabuwag sa kilusan. Higit pa ba sa ‘sang punyal ang SCAUP at napilitang mag-underground bista. Sa haba ng panahong napilitang magtago ang dulot na mga sugat ng organisasyon, at dahil sa tindi ng pagtugis Lalong tumitingkad ang kahalagahan ng ang KM. mga dulang katulad ng Ang Makata’y Mandi- ng hinabi kong tayutay? Underground man o hindi, nakilahok ang ng pamahalaan laban dito, hindi kagulat-gulat na babad ang dula sa code na maiintindihan la- rigma sa kasalukyan— panahon ng makaba- KM sa malalaking protesta noong dekada 60 gong tereyn ng mga nagtutunggaling ideyolo- Sa simula ng dula, nakakulong at suma- laban sa Vietnam War, mataas na presyo ng pe- mang ng mga kapwa aktibista. sailalim sa tortyur si Ador mula sa kanyang Sa isang banda, dahil inilunsad ang dula hiyang ipinapamudmod sa pamamagitan ng trolyo, katiwalian sa pamahalaan, at pang-aapi mass media. bantay na sundalo na si Zardo. 1979 ang tagpo, sa kanayunan. upang ipagdiwang ang anibersaryo ng KM, kalagitnaan ng panahon ng pagdeklara ng Batas natali ang dula sa antas ng self-glorification, o Sa kasalukuyang panahon kung Makalipas ang 45 na taon, patuloy ang kailangan tila salamin ng Kanluran ang Militar at pagpapatalsik sa diktadurya. pag-iral ng KM sa kabila ng pagiging under- ang pagsipat sa mithiin ng tagumpay ng mga Sa saliw ng mga rebolusyonaryong awit at aktibista. Ngunit dahil sa code na ginamit sa halos lahat ng bansa sa daigdig, hindi ground nito. Maririnig pa rin ang mga chant lamang pag-alala’t pagdiriwang ang hatid mga flashback, binaybay ng dula ang kwento sa mga rally, makikita ang mga simbolo ng dula, hindi malayong maguluhan at malito ang ni Ador sa loob ng kilusan— mula sa pagiging manonood na hindi pamilyar sa kulturang ito. ng dulang Ang Makata’y Mandirigma, grupo sa pamamagitan ng graffiti. Bagaman kundi pag-igpaw sa naghaharing sistema. mag-aaral at unyonista, hanggang sa pagsanib tago, mapapansing hindi nalagot ng anumang Maaaring sabihin, kung ganoon, na lalo lamang sa mas laganap na pagkilos at armadong paki- nahihiwalay ng dula ang mensahe nito mula sa Bagaman ilang dekada nang nagpapatuloy anti-insurgency program ng pamahalaan ang ang digmaan sa kanayunan at ang patagong kibaka. Sa kanyang pag-aaral, natunton ni Ador organisasyon. kalakhan ng masang manunuod. ang batayang kontradiksyon ng lipunang Pili- pakikibaka ng KM sa lansangan, tagumpay Nananatiling makabuluhan ang KM Dumadaloy sa wakas laban sa kuta kung maituturing ang paglunsad ng dula sa UP pino: sapagkat walang pinagbago ang mga suliraning Pamilyar man sa ideolohiya ng KM o theatre noong ika-30 ng Nobyembre. Sa isa’t ka- kinakaharap ng kabataan at lipunan. Mula sa hindi, hindi makakailang maganda ang dula. lahating oras na iwinagayway ang pulang ban- Mayamang Filipinas, di-abot-kayang edukasyon at di mapatid na Kamangha-mangha ang laro ng ilaw at anino, dila at pakikiisa ng mga manonood dukhang sambayanan, gutom ng mamamayan, hanggang sa suliranin magaling ang koryograpiya at pagkanta, at sa pagkanta ng Internasyonal, buma- salat ang marami, iilang mayaman. sa lupa at pagkiling ng pamahalaan sa interes ng mahusay ang paggamit liktad ang dominanteng ideolohiya. US, pangalan ng rehimen lang ang napapalitan. ng set sa entablado. Bagaman pansamantala ang espasyo Sa kabuuan, ang kwento ni Ador ay kwento P a m i l y a r rin ng KM, kung saan siya nabibilang. Ngunit at panahon, sa isa’t kalahating oras na man ang naratibo iyon, nagtagumpay na ang rebolusyon ng dulang Ang at walang puwang ang sinumang Makata’y Mandi- inosente’t nagbubulag-bulagan. q rigma, madali Miyerkules, Biyernes, 18 Set 2009 09 Dis 2009
C-5 Extension Project Learn while This is the university minus eyesores. Where the we earn communities of Ricarte, Palaris and Dagohoy used to be, a UPscale Tuition fee regula- sprawling gray of concrete road now rests. Decades ago, the ad- tion has always prevented ministration allowed its employees to live on university land. Road ex- elcome, dear student, to the have enclosed a recently updated uni- us from increasing schools tension of the C-5 highway located along Katipunan Avenue prompted the premiere (state) university versity map which highlights recent fees for the benefit of the uni- administration to demolish the communities. Now, roads are wider without in our country! First, let developments within campus. We en- versity. Fortunately, in 2008, for- those communities! Wus congratulate you for passing the sure you get your money’s worth, with mer President Gloria Macapagal- entrance exam, for we accept only the our new world-class services and fa- Arroyo has finally lifted the price best of the best —consider yourself cilities courtesy of donors and private cap on tuition fees, making fee in- lucky, belonging to the privileged few. corporations. Enjoy your stay in the creases easier than ever. Better yet, Determined as we are to provide you one university which holds the key in here in the university, we have the Kalayaan the best education money can buy, we your quest for a better future. q automatic increase scheme, which Residence Hall is based on annual inflation rates, Built in 1975, this freshie the perfect excuse in raising our dorm will give you your first tuition. So long as we provide you taste of the university life. In quality education – all the money’s Kalayaan residence hall, secu- worth it. rity is ensured. Guards scan your bags upon entry while bed checks and general inspections are done every night. Residents Budget cut are compelled to stay in their no more rooms and study all night to Tired of the continu- keep them silent and behaved. ous budget cuts done by Loitering and room hopping are the government? You’re not prohibited to prevent stealing alone – we are, too! Because among residents. A 9 pm curfew of our agreement with the gov- is implemented to keep the dor- ernment to become more self- mers safe and secured. sufficient, we now rely on income generating schemes like tuition and other fees increases and uti- lization of idle assets to make up for the lack of budget. With our first-rate classrooms and world- Science & class facilities, we provide quality Technology education, but only for those who Park can afford to pay. Also known as the TechnoHub, this patch of land is more of a mall than a sci- TOFI ence park. In October Responding to 2006, the university popular clamor from leased its Common- the community, the wealth land property Board of Regents was glad to have in 25 years for P4 bil- approved the 300 percent tuition lion to Ayala Land, Inc. (ALI) for “research and development (R&D) purposes”, and other fee increases on De- aside from the South S&T Park along CP Garcia Avenue that ALI already oper- cember 16, 2006. With the mini- ates. Now R&D takes on a new definition, as call centers, banks, commercial mal increase, this is but a minis- shops and private residences occupy the park. Take a stroll at the TechnoHub to cule part of our grand scheme of witness R&D at its fullest. self-sufficiency. Because of our own capacity to generate income through TOFI and other schemes, we have stopped expecting any form of government support. The Sophisticated university president herself says services the university is still “cheaper” Code of Student Conduct (CSC) At last, eyesore vendors Because of the CSC, UP boasts of the good conduct and behav- compared to exclusive schools around the campus are finally like Ateneo or La Salle. No ID No entry ior of its students. No noisy activities such as rallies and protest ac- gone as private concession- tions can be witnessed here. All academic student organizations sub- m i t Your whole identity aires dominate the campus. to our prescribed moral code, as supervised by a faculty adviser. No need to draft depends on that card. No more filthy fish balls, squid their own codes at all! In case of any Without an identification balls or isaw. Dormitories violation, students will be prosecuted card around your neck, now have high-rise parking without the presence of any student you are not considered State-of-the- lots, and Ikot jeeps have been juror. No student shall defend any of a student. No card, no art facilities phased out as the administra- their fellow students. Implemented chance of getting inside This university has tion saw them as terrible sus- in 2009, the CSC eliminates the need the campus. Enforced long since offered the best pects of air pollution. to object to policies such as fee in- since 2006, the no ID no education in the country, more so creases. Debates and consultations entry policy has tried to now that we have first-rate facili- are unnecessary. The administration increase security by lim- ties, thanks to laboratory fees we knows what’s best for you! have implemented at your expense. iting entry to students, faculty and personnel only. Who says state Laboratory fees range from P100 universities are open to the people who fund them? to P1800 per laboratory subject. The price is set based on the whim of the departments involved, with the approval of the ever-merciful and sensitive Board of Regents. Illustration: Nico Villarete . Page Design: Bianca Bonjibod, Paolo Balajadia Philippine Collegian Shuster St. Peace and Order Before, the university was a fortress Here in the university, students of pickpockets and snatchers. The streets are freed from the arduous task were not safe for walking. Every student of deciding on policies concern- UPscale was in danger. It was then that the ad- ing them. The administration now ministration closed the unguarded en- decides for them — no need for elcome, dear student, to the have enclosed a recently updated uni- try point in Shuster St. Today, although lengthy consultations. Students premiere (state) university versity map which highlights recent crime rates remain the same, at least one need only concentrate on their entry point for future criminals is closed. studies while the administration in our country! First, let developments within campus. We en- takes care of the rest. Wus congratulate you for passing the sure you get your money’s worth, with Though inconvenient for motorists and Inside the classroom, the teach- entrance exam, for we accept only the our new world-class services and fa- pedestrians, in a completely closed uni- er is in-charge. Students just fol- best of the best —consider yourself cilities courtesy of donors and private versity, they are guaranteed an almost low and listen to every lesson and lucky, belonging to the privileged few. corporations. Enjoy your stay in the safe environment. homework assigned to them. No Determined as we are to provide you one university which holds the key in need to join organizations or take the best education money can buy, we your quest for a better future. q on extracurricular activities — ev- erything you need to learn is solely Socialized Tuition and Financial confined within the classroom. Assistance Program (STFAP) Here, academics are your only life. Don’t think that by raising the tuition, we have barred poor but intel- Rebellion is not an option. Any ligent students from entering the university. The new STFAP alphabetic form of opposition will be met by a bracketing schemes make sure that the rich pays higher tuition rates than sanction, which can lead to expul- the poor, or simply, the rich can offset the tuition of the poor. No longer sion. We wouldn’t want that, right? state-subsidized, the university can’t afford to shoulder its students’ tuition So long as you follow rules within anymore. But don’t worry, if you think you won’t qualify for the STFAP, the university, you are never in dan- ger. Better safe than expelled. you may always opt to try our student loan scheme or apply for private scholarships. Commercialization Brought by the government’s The Revitalized decreasing support for education, General Education in cooperation with corporations Program and private industries via business Afraid of choosing difficult ventures, we now offer you com- courses with terror professors? Fear mercialization on its improved no more, because the university has phase. Made possible by admin- upgraded its curriculum with the istrative maneuvers, it has taken RGEP since 2002. Now, students many forms, from regular tuition can finally choose courses on the fee increases, reduction and even- tual removal of state subsidy, and basis of popularity and uno-ability. privatization of non-academic Forget history, social sciences, services such as dormitory, health, humanities, and other subjects that property maintenance, etc. do not sell in the global market. We offer subjects that promise many field With commercialized trips, extremely kind professors, and very light requirements – courses education, you could avail that spell out F-U-N while giving a high grade. Make your choice quickly, better services: air-conditioned though – many students are out there competing over our limited slots. rooms, state-of-the-art teaching equipment, among others, plus all its research grants and financial contribution to the academe. This also ensures the university’s Tambayan Complex continued operation despite Democratic space in the university is under the crumbling state support. administration’s full control. We recognize that the tambayan for organizations is considered a privilege, not a right. Thus, recognition process for organizations should be Liberalization stringent. All organizations must be academic in nature and Thanks to the government, the should not have less than 100 people. Take the recognition pro- business sector is profiting more cess seriously. A tambayan is a rare find indeed, having allocated on social services than ever before. much of the university’s limited land area to kiosks and restau- Now fully abandoning its responsi- rants. bility to its people, the government has granted full mandate on social services – such as education – to the private sector. Code of Student Conduct (CSC) All-new Global College This is liberalization, and it is in- deed the only way to free education Because of the CSC, UP boasts of the good conduct and behav- In line with the implementation of the RGEP, the uni- ior of its students. No noisy activities such as rallies and protest ac- from the regulation of state control. versity has phased out colleges and departments that do not Liberalizing education has allowed tions can be witnessed here. All academic student organizations sub- m i t make our students competitive in the global market. We have the university to generate its own to our prescribed moral code, as supervised by a faculty adviser. No need to draft reduced degree programs from the College of Social Sciences income through corporate ties with their own codes at all! In case of any and Philosophy and the College of Arts and Letters to general edu- companies, increases on tuition and violation, students will be prosecuted cation subjects, and instituted a new Global College. other fees, among other techniques. without the presence of any student While the country lacks national industries for employment, the Through their pockets, we engage juror. No student shall defend any of Global College serves our students in solving our prob- their fellow students. Implemented to help our students lems, making up for the measly state subsidy the government gives. in 2009, the CSC eliminates the need find jobs elsewhere in to object to policies such as fee in- What’s more, liberalization has first world countries. geared education towards the de- creases. Debates and consultations So forget those non- mands of the global market. Worry are unnecessary. The administration marketable courses no more about getting jobs that pay knows what’s best for you! — with the Global measly salaries; liberalization now College, we shall offer offers in-demand courses which globally-recognized, could get you jobs offering up to six- in-demand courses digit income annually! Never mind that will surely secure if it primarily serves multinational companies. With our corporate-run you a high-paying job university, we’ll make sure that your abroad. hard work will be worth it – as long as you pay up. Miyerkules, Biyernes, 18 Set 2009 09 Dis 2009 Philippine Collegian
he unsuspecting boxer is an easy target. 1951—and Manny Pacquiao; by the turn of seven world titles, started out with only an the fight. Hooks, uppercuts, crosses—all the 21st century, the country had been widely elementary education to his name. What Conversely, for poor Filipinos watching fly at him in a deadly combination regarded as a nation of boxing greats. these two lacked in economic capital, how- Pacquiao’s match, the spectacle is a reflection Tof punches. Overwhelmed by the blows, he ever, they made up for in the use of another of a dream. Their hopes for a better life are buckles on the ropes, eyes swollen and legs Prizefighting asset: the body. transposed onto the image of Pacquiao, a trembling. As the referee declares the winner, Bare-knuckle boxing flourished as a work- Thus, by subjecting themselves to ex- man who came from poverty himself, the crowd roars in jubilation and Manny Pac- man’s sport during the Industrial Revolution. treme clinical beatings, boxers are able to knocking out his opponent. If some- quiao raises his fists in triumph. He is light- During this era, playing sports was a boon; generate income. Similar to blue-collar Similar one like Pacquiao can flee ning in the ring. helping create strong bodies well-suited to in- workers, boxers engage in manual la- to blue- from des- Filipinos back home are given cause for dustrial labor. In 1867, boxing became a regu- bor— pushing their bodies beyond its collar workers, boxers t i t u t i o n , celebration as their champ seals another vic- lated sport under the Marquess of Queens- limits in order to survive. then, perhaps, tory for the nation. Local media will berry rules. These rules introduced the use engage in manual so can they. praise Pacquiao’s superlative boxing of gloves in matches, ushering in the modern Pay-per-view labor— pushing their By providing an achievements, pronouncing his tri- boxing era. As a professional bodies beyond its limits escape from the banal- umph as that of the Filipino people. Though boxing was popular sport covered by the media, ity of everyday life, Indeed, in the Philippines, the sport as a sport, it was also attractive as a boxing is a spectacle of modern in order to survive boxing in the Philip- of boxing is almost a religion. source of extra income for the working society. As a combat game, boxing is a pines has become a class. These men would frequent fight surrogate religion Touching gloves clubs after work, taking up the with the likes of Like many aspects of Philippine gloves in an attempt to V i l l a , Elorde, and society, boxing was a Western import. win the cash-prize. Some Pacquiao as its demigods. When the Americans arrived in 1898, of the greatest names in Through this event, viewers instability was rampant following boxing history, such become part of something greater the Spanish-American War. The Filipinos, as Sugar Ray than themselves. However, thinking their liberation was at hand, sudden- Robinson and while spectators feel that ly found themselves subordinated by yet an- Muham- they can live vicariously other colonial master. The American leaders, mad Ali, through the spectacle, however, offered the locals education—a right came the effect is narcotizing. the Spaniards previously denied—pacifying It is similar to a drug the Filipinos in the process. Since the curricu- with how it stupefies lum was reflective of American culture, west- viewers; distracting ern sports, including boxing, was introduced. them from actively However, as boxing invited gambling which producing their the government at that time disapproved, own lives while matches were usually held under wraps. immersed in the With the rise of American-owned spectacle of pugi- fight clubs, boxing continued to listic brutality. flourish and was eventually legal- Truly, boxing ized in 1921. This preempted is a game both the rise of boxing legends magnificent and such as Pancho Villa, who, ugly. It is conflict upon defeating Welsh fly- embodied in one weight champion Jim- conclusive battle, my Wilde in 1923, yet it is also business; became the first a blood show. Pac- Filipino world quiao didn’t start box- boxing champi- ing out of sheer nation- on. His victo- alism—he did it to make a ry propelled quick buck. Filipinos chan- the Philip- nel their sense of pride through pines onto one man, equating national honor the world with the outcome of a single match. In stage. other words, a sucker-punch to the face of Undeni- ing a Western opponent is a sucker-punch to the Artic ntha K ably, with the le: Sama collective face of his superpower country; the continuing underdog conquering the conqueror. emergence dis- Boxing, however, creates an illusion of of fighters from p l a y ; collective triumph; making it difficult like Gabri- this de- an extrava- f o r viewers to realize that the el “Flash” mography. De- ganza of violence moment of Pacquiao’s win- Elorde— spite growing up in designed to draw-in audiences. ning only exists as simulated w h o poverty, both went on to In the Philippine boxing scene, reality. The boxer becomes a turned become the finest fighters of enthusiasm for the sport transcends perfect facsimile of what the pro in their generation: Robinson was social class because of what it represents to audience is not—an indomi- a five-time world middleweight its various spectators. For the wealthy few, the table superhuman. Thus, champion while Ali was a three- boxing spectacle is a high-risk business ven- w h i l e Pacquiao makes the coun- time world heavyweight champion. ture. The sport becomes commercialized as try proud, his victories are merely tempo- In the Philippines, boxing traces the elite shell out colossal amounts to watch rary respite for the spectator. The fantasy ends a similar path. The most celebrated the match at ringside, correspondingly ben- when the match is over. q Filipino boxers came from impover- efitting the corporate bigwigs who organized References: ished beginnings. Elorde—considered the event in the first place. Meanwhile, for the Knebworth, V. (1931). Boxing: A Guide to Modern by the World Boxing Council as the affluent with stakes on the match’s outcome, Methods. London: Seeley, Service, & Co. greatest super-featherweight champion boxing is further emphasized as a spectacle. Debord, G. (1995). The Society of the Spectacle. in history—was the son of a poor farmer. With the thrill of the gamble and money on London: Zone Books. Likewise, Pacquiao, the record-holder of the line, spectators are further absorbed by Miyerkules, Philippine Collegian 09 Dis 2009 B a n t a ( y ) Send in your opinions M a t e o Ma n a n s a l a * and feedback inindatan ako ni Jovito Palparan. ng Korte Suprema na nagdadagdag sa bilang ng kung anu-anong detalye, mula sa pinakapayak via SMS! Sa pagkakaalam ko’y kinikindatan mga partylist representative. Ang diwa ng par- tulad ng aming telephone number, hanggang Type: KULE
Open Letter to UPLB Constituents We welcome questions, constructive criticism, Get free opinions, stands on relevant issues, and other publicity! and the Filipino People reactions. Letters may be edited for brevity or Email us your clarity. Due to space constraints, letters must t is a sign of desperation when anony- of anonymity, are designed to discredit press releases, have only 400 words or less. Send the letters invitations, mous groups that thrive on moral student institutions and organizations to [email protected]. bankruptcyI and political persecution that advance the legitimate interests etc. DON’T bring counterinsurgency tactics to the and aspirations of the studentry and the TYPE IN ALL CAPS and, go campuses. Yet it is a dangerous kind of people. Thus it is no coincidence that the tion such as enforced disappearances and Yet in what way do advancing pro- desperation, one that betrays a fascist red-tagging of student leaders intensifies summary executions. student and pro-people causes become easy on... the frame of mind that knows no respect whenever political campaigns are start- The connection is too stark to be an act of terrorism? It is difficult, by any punctuation!? for human rights or the forces that drive ing to gain tremendous support from missed: In the Laguna Peace and Order stretch of imagination, to consider activ- Complete man and woman to struggle for a more students, most notably during student Council Meeting held in UPLB, a certainn ism as anything even remotely resem- sentences just and humane society. council elections, the relief mission for Colonel Rosal of the AFP pointed out bling terrorism. The students and teach- only. Dnt use At a time when the student move- victims of typhoon Ondoy and the ouster that “we (the military) are blurring the ers tagged as terrorists were active only txt lnguage ment is steadily gaining impetus in UP campaign against the current Office of line between the legal and illegal forms in organizing the studentry and the com- pls. Please Los Banos, the Save the Youth Against Student Affairs Director Vivian Gonza- of struggle.” Legal political organizations munity to assert for their rights. That is provide a Communism and Terrorism (SAY-ACT), les, who incidentally is a lieutenant colo- such as Bayan Muna, Gabriela Women’s so because in a society where inequality short title. an anonymous organization purport- nel of the Armed Forces of the Philip- Party, Anakpawis and Kabataan Partylist, and wanton disregard for human rights Be concise, edly of “former student leaders...from pines on active duty. of which some UPLB students are mem- prevail, the dispossessed can do nothing different private and public universi- We also maintain that the red- 100 words bers, were also branded as “communist but dissent. If there is a sort of terrorism maximum. ties in the Southern Tagalog region,” tagging of militant students and faculty fronts” and whose activities are targets of that must be immediately quelled, it is circulated black propaganda identify- members, coupled by the rampant, if “infiltration [by intelligence agents].” The most certainly the state fascism that the ing student leaders from the University subtle, presence of military and police KONTRA GAHUM: STAND same spiel is being trumpeted by SAY- Arroyo regime inflicts on the Filipino UP 13th Anniversary Student Council and UPLB Perspective, elements inside UPLB premises, creates ACT in its black propaganda. people. the official student publication of UPLB, an atmosphere of fear that tramples upon What is disconcerting is the UPLB Dec 8: Dry run of the automated as well as progressive student organi- the freedom of thought and expression − administration’s apparent reluctance to STOP RED-TAGGING AND system, 10am to 5pm, College of zations and teachers, as terrorists and inalienable rights that are enshrined in condemn, even if only in essence, such POLITICAL PERSECUTION! Engineering Lobby members of the Communist Party of the the Constitution. It smacks of McCarthy- unscrupulous acts. In instances that this STOP CAMPUS MILITARIZATION! Dec 9: The Revolutionary Road Philippines(CPP). These black propagan- ism, and is congruent to the nationwide issue is raised to the administration − UPHOLD HUMAN RIGHTS! to Socialism, 1pm to 5pm, PH 400 da materials were spread through various counter-insurgency operations being from the OSA to the Chancellor level Dec 10: Solidarity Mobiliza- forms – letters to university offices and launched by the AFP which targets not − the ridiculous reply that invariably UPLB PERSPECTIVE * UPLB UNIVERSITY tion for the International Human student organizations, statements posted only armed rebels but also members of STUDENT COUNCIL * SAMAHAN comes is that we should “name names” or NG KABATAAN PARA SA BAYAN * Rights Day on bulletin boards, flyers, e-mails, etc – legitimate political organizations. Red- NATIONAL UNION OF STUDENT OF that the identity of SAY-ACT must be es- THE PHILIPPINES-SOUTHERN TAGALOG Dec 11: Leadership Congress without any proof of identity other than tagging becomes more dangerous in this tablished first before the administration the organization’s name. context, for it becomes a legal basis for * COLLEGE EDITORS GUILD OF THE for Social Change, 10 am to 5pm, takes any action. The individuals who PHILIPPINES-SOUTHERN TAGALOG School of Economics Auditorium, We believe that such malicious and trumped up charges against activists, and were branded as terrorists are, then, left * KABATAAN PARTYLIST-SOUTHERN unsubstantiated claims, coming from in most instances serves as a prelude to TAGALOG * LEAGUE OF FILIPINO Speakers: CNN Hero of the Year to fend for themselves. STUDENTS-UPLB * ANAKBAYAN-UPLB * a group who refuses to shed the cloak more serious forms of political persecu- GABRIELA-UPLB Efren Peñaflorida, former Senator Jovito Salonga, Bayan Muna Rep. Satur Ocampo, Kabataan Partylist USC... from pg 4 Rep. Mong Palatino lication. “I will maximize the remaining Dec 18: Alumni Homecoming, Pakulo months [of this term] to produce issues of 8pm, Venue TBA the Oblation that will tackle issues like the Contact: standup_diliman@ Student Code and the impending budget cut,” Garcia said. yahoogroups.com, stand_up@ya- hoogroups.com or 09158722168, ‘Excessive absences’ 09228731643, (02)4330667 In their November 26 meeting, Eroles also recommended to the USC secretariat the dismissal of three other councilors: Inkwentro Zine Luis Jose Geronimo of Alyansa ng mga The UGATLahi Artist Collective Mag-aaral para sa Panlipunang Katwiran at Kaunlaran (ALYANSA), Brian Ong of will launch the first issue of the the Nagkakaisang Iskolar para sa Paman- Inkwentro Zine, a collection of tasan at Sambayanan (KAISA) and inde- artworks on encounters with so- pendent Christopher Mariano Yu. cial realities and social ironies, on Rule XI.3 of the 2009 USC House Tuesday, December 8, 2009, at Rules states that “failure to attend at least Mag:net Katipunan. The program 60 percent of the regular sessions per se- will be held from 6-10PM, with mester shall automatically subject the con- performances by Bobby Balingit, cerned Council member to deliberations by the body.” Jess Santiago, Talahib, Zenith, The USC holds around 18 regular GBX, Gasera, Kritikal, UP Ugnayan meetings per year, including official USC ng Manunulat, Sining Bugkos, and functions such as the Alternative Class- Kislap Alitaptap. Entrance is free. room Learning Experience which every See you there! officer is required to attend, Eroles said. t Geronimo and Ong have already in- curred seven absences, while Yu has in- Maria Stuart – curred six. Extended Show “Gaya ng nakasaad sa House Rules, We would like to inform you that pag-uusapan pa ng USC sa susunod na there will be an extended show for meeting kung ano ang ipapataw na sanc- tion sa [tatlo],” said USC Chairperson Dulaang UP’s MARIA STUART this Titus Tan. He added that warnings have Sunday, December 6, 7pm (English) already been sent to the three councilors. due to insistent public demand. The USC will discuss Eroles’ motion Catch MARIA STUART for the last for dismissal during its next meeting on time on the legendary Wilfrido December 10. q Ma. Guerrero Theater at the 2nd Floor Palma Hall, UP Diliman, Q.C. Hanapin at shade-an ang mga sumusunod na salita sa larawan Ticket prices are at php250. Dis- sa itaas. counts are also available.For more information regarding the extend- GT Toyota Asian Center Figaro Coffee Shop ed show, please contact Cathrina Inquirer Newsroom Plato Wraps Download Kule in PDF (0906.577.7921). Philippine Star Room Smokeys LALALALALA Procter and Gamble Room TechnoHub LALALALALALA May premyo ang pang-18 na magpapasa ng kumpletong LALALALA sagot dito as Kule. 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Dahil sa napakarami at patuloy pang dumaraming mga tagasubaybay ng pinakaglamurosong eksenahan sa balat ng peyups, hindi na mapipigil pa ang paglabas ng samo’t saring kwento ng pinakamatindi at abot langit na pag- eksena. Mula sa mga baklitang nanananghalian sa CasaAaahhh, hanggang sa mga kaeksena nating nagtitiis sa tila pila ng wawawi na gustong kumain sa katagalugan, sinuyod ko ang mga kaeksenahang matindi pa sa pagtakbo ni ano sa kongreso. Eksena # 1 Gabing-gabi na pero pauwi pa lang si Luwela. Matapos ang mag hapong pag-aaral niya ay kailangan na niyang umuwi at mag pahinga. Magrelax at matulog. Pero bago ito, kailangan muna niyang sumakay ng jeep na papun- tang katips para makauwi. Nang mapadaan ang jeep sa may Lagoon, mulat na mulat at buminggo sa letrang “K” ang chismosang mga mata ni Luwela. Oo, yun na nga. Namataan niya ang dalawang nilalang na nag-aano. (sa letrang Ka! ay K lang pala.) Oo ‘yun nga. As in nag-aanu- han, as in nagtututut… Akala siguro ng dalawa eh, naiku- kubli sila ng mga damo at dilim ng Lagoon. Eksena # 2 Kung akala niyo sa Lagoon lang siya may nakita, haaay.. sa Lagoon lang nga. Kasi, sa pagkakataon namang ito ay pandinig nya ang nakasagap ng mainit na eksenang ito na naganap di umano sa CR ng tutut. Bagaman pusong babae si Luwela ay sa CR ng lalaki pa din siya pumapasok (naman, pinapapasok siya ‘don. Pinapalabas pa nga eh.) Nasa labas na ng CR si Luwela ng tila bagang may umaalu- long na boses ng babae sa loob ng CR. Di malaman kung nasisiyahan ba o binabangungot. Pero siyempre.. alam nyo na kung ano yon… mmm.. kunwari pa.. parang ipinan- ganak lang kanina.. hahaha.. At shempre malamang-lamang may iba pang nasagap na kuwento si Luwela, pero, ‘pag basa ka ng basa ng mga eksena ng iba eh baka naman di ka na makabasa ng lektu- Napag-iwanan Om Narayan Velasco ra nyo ano, hah. Kaya sa ngayon mga ka-tropa eh paalam na muna, hanggang sa muling pagbulatlat sa hindi mapigil na pag-eksena ng ating mga katropa. Dec 5-6, 12-13 5-6, Dec 10am - 5pm - 10am Vinzons Hall Room 401 Balita, Lathalain, Kultura Writers: Magdala ng 2 bluebook at panulat Grapiks: Illustrators- bond paper at art materials Photographers at Layout artists- bluebook maikling portfolio Philippine Collegian Tomo 87 Blg 18 Opinyon Miyerkules, 09 Dis 2009 Archie Oclos Editoryal Impossible hese days, the impossible is commonplace. Law to 60 days. Meanwhile, a deluge of petitions Martial Law. massacred by the Ampatuan’s private army; that Dozens are openly massacred by challenging P.D. 1959 have flooded the SC — a body Yet these are simply the Arroyo administration’s slapping the Ampatuans with unsubstantiated the hired guns of elected officials; a also largely comprised of Arroyo’s appointees. deceptions, a wish list of justifications for an rebellion charges, under which murder charges are President facing substantiated charges P.D. 1959 is indefensible. Martial Law has unjustifiable act. Let us review what we do know to subsumed, would allow them to get away with the of everything from corruption to human ever been a license for the State to exercise its be true. killings once the rebellion charges are dismissed. rights violations announces that she will run for a will unchallenged, a politically-motivated and That legally, apart from an invasion, Martial Indeed, Martial Law has only brought the Tposition in Congress; and policemen descend upon historically discredited maneuver that allows Law can only be imposed when rebellion has country further down the path of megalomania and UP at the request of the university’s own officials, the government to wield its considerable powers occurred, and not when it is only a possibility; violence, revealing that the Arroyo administration’s violently barricading a protest action. unchecked. Thus, to make a resistant public swallow otherwise this would set a dangerous precedent for hypocrisy knows no boundaries. Moreover, on December 4, Martial Law the notion of Martial Law as inevitable, as necessary, the implementation of Martial Law throughout the We have not forgotten the lessons of history, the (ML) was proclaimed in Maguindanao through the Arroyo administration must put forward the Philippines. reason why protesters march along streets chanting Presidential Declaration 1959. following notions: That well over a thousand extrajudicial killings “never again.” It is simple: to consent to Martial Law The 1987 Constitution sets a supposedly strong That there is a possibility of rebellion from the and enforced disappearances have occurred during is to place this beleaguered nation at the dubious safeguard against executive abuse of the power to Ampatuans’ allies in Maguindanao. Arroyo’s term, and the military has been linked by mercy of the government. In this instance, to remain declare martial law: check-and-balance by the other That the military will guard the rest of the international organizations and local independent silent may pave the way for Martial Law to continue branches of government, Congress and the Supreme country from the excesses of the region, protecting fact-finding missions to the perpetration of these until the 2010 elections, or even to be implemented Court (SC). Yet our honorable Congress, almost human rights and civilian institutions against the crimes. throughout the country. entirely composed of Arroyo’s allies, did not bother private armies of politicians. That the Ampatuans are long-time allies of Impossible, people say. This time, we must to contest the declaration — instead, House Speaker That the only way to secure justice for the over Arroyo; that the Mangudadatu’s convoy passed ensure that the impossible does not occur. q Prospero Nograles filed a motion to extend Martial 60 victims of the Ampatuan massacre is through through six military checkpoints before they were A site of struggle he protest on December 2 erases any They were in UP, a supposed bastion of academ- fascism has breached the walls of the academe. come of the December 2 protest. doubt that the university is indeed an ic freedom, but that did not matter. Yet the university administration remains silent In an interview, a QCPD official confirmed that arena of conflict and resistance. This incident, however, is only the latest ina and spineless in defending its students and teachers it was the UP administration who requested the On that day, Gloria Macapagal- series of schemes implemented to suppress militant against the government. It has not asserted the uni- PNP’s help in ensuring security for Arroyo. Ironical- Arroyo was expected to lead the inau- action in UP. In other campuses, the state has placed versity’s right to democratic space, as emphasized in ly, UP officials are protecting the very president un- guration of the GT Toyota Asian Cultural Center. vanguards against progressive organizations: mili- two agreements: one in 1989 with the Department der whom UP’s budget has been repeatedly slashed, TAs students, teachers and employees mounted their tary camps have been established in UP Mindanao, of National Defense and another in 1992 with the and under whom three UP students — Karen Em- protests against Arroyo’s presence and the crimes of while suspected agents of the Armed Forces of the Department of Interior and Local Government. peño, Sherlyn Cadapan and James Balao — are her administration, the government unmasked its Philippines conduct military operations in UP Los The 1989 agreement prohibits military, police numbered among the list of victims of human rights true self – an agency dedicated to neutralizing op- Baños (UPLB) and even tagged numerous organiza- or paramilitary elements from entering university violations. position, even violently. tions as “communist-terrorist” fronts. premises, unless requested by the UP administra- UP’s history proves that struggle resides in ev- The people who peacefully assembled to con- Such tactics are practiced by the Arroyo govern- tion. The 1992 agreement, meanwhile, stresses that ery corner of the university. In this light, the people demn Arroyo for a long list of crimes, up to and ment to target and intimidate ‘enemies of the state’. the “Philippine National Police (PNP), or Police-af- must not yield to the escalating violence of the state. including the slow grind of justice for victims Yet these ‘enemies,’ whose only weapons are their vo- filiated unit shall not interfere with peaceful protest For as long as the state desecrates the democratic of the Ampatuan massacre, were met with over cal dissent, are defenseless against the armed police actions by UP constituents within UP premises.” spaces of the streets, within and outside UP, the state thirty members of the Quezon City Police District and military. The latter agreement has been clearly violated only affirms its weakening and desperate grip on (QCPD), UP Diliman Police (UPDP), and Special The violence at the rally strips away any pretense by the brutality of the police, while the former agree- power. q Services Brigade. of academic freedom or progressive thinking. State ment implicates the UP administration in the out-
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